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Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1986
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7 Principal functions
> > (1) The principal functions and responsibilities of the Director are—
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> > > (a) to institute and conduct, on behalf of the Crown, prosecutions (whether on indictment or summarily) for indictable offences in the Supreme Court and the District Court,
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> > > (b) to institute and conduct, on behalf of the Crown, appeals in any court in respect of any such prosecution, and
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> > > (c) to conduct, on behalf of the Crown as respondent, any appeal in any court in respect of any such prosecution.
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> > (2) The Director has the same functions as the Attorney General in relation to—
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> > > (a) finding a bill of indictment, or determining that no bill of indictment be found, in respect of an indictable offence, in circumstances where the person concerned has been committed for trial,
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> > > (b) directing that no further proceedings be taken against a person who has been committed for trial or sentence, and
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> > > (c) finding a bill of indictment in respect of an indictable offence, in circumstances where the person concerned has not been committed for trial.